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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
5
Readers are invited to notice autumn’s beauty and energy as communities plan a busy season. The piece contrasts seasonal charm with farm subsidy debates, urging facts over force and a balanced path for Canada’s economy and world markets.
In Vancouver the BC premier proposed devaluing the Canadian dollar to 90 cents arguing a high dollar harms individuals. He noted BC already values the dollar at 95 cents with a five percent sales tax while claiming benefits from road and public works programs.
It argues that strikes and force cannot resolve labor management conflicts. Government intervention helps only if both sides are reasonable. The piece notes world war lessons, ongoing peace talks, and cites steel workers’ wage gains and rising material costs as context for domestic dispute limits.
A survey notes young couples form the core of new suburbia with incomes 4000 to 7000 dollars and rents 85 to 135 monthly or 12000 to 25000 for 20 year mortgages. Canadians borrow heavily as suburbs widen around metropolitan areas and planners expect continued growth.
A reflection on early mountain road and railway construction across Western Canada. It praises pioneers who built railways with horse teams and sheer effort, contrasting with modern heavy machinery. The piece notes record travel by rail this year and honors those who opened the route to the west coast.
The Acton Free Press will launch a weekly Bible reading and true adventure feature in cooperation with the Upper Canada Bible Society and the British and Foreign Bible Society. The column marks 150 years of Bible translation progress and notes vast distribution of Scriptures with about 26 copies circulated each second.
Authorities say people worldwide seek the Bible as a guide and comfort. The Queen Mother, patron of the Society in Britain, encourages returning the Bible to its rightful place and shares suggested readings for personal devotion across the week.
Sentimental piece tells of a boy who slips out for a walk during a bombing raid. His home is destroyed while he is away, and he heads toward a cottage he once visited. The tale connects to readers familiar with a certain film and a notable East story.
The Peel Home completes renovation and opens a new apartment style wing. Dedication and official opening scheduled for September 25 at noon with Reeve William Aren and the Mane: Boaslding Committee to speak. Original home dated to 1898 with later partnerships and reconstruction details noted. Canada’s trade shows imports surpassing exports by $65 million in early 1955.
The notice lists morning and evening worship times for a church on September 25 1955 with Ray H. Costerus pastor and a Bible Society Fireside at 8 30 p.m. plus Sunday School and rally day services. It invites a warm welcome and quotes a Bible verse about renewing strength.
Sunday September 23 1955 list of services and classes includes 10 00 am Sunday service 11 00 am morning prayer and sermon 7 30 pm evangel service Wednesday cottage prayer meeting 9 00 am Holy Communion 10 00 am Church School 11 00 am Morning Prayer and Sermon 8 30 pm Bible Society Fireside following evening service inscrit.
Letters to the Provincial Superintendent of Agricultural Societies urge closing bars within five miles of hotels to curb street drunkenness as Acton council discusses social issues. Included are notes on local events, staff changes, and exhibition plans amid winter hazards and road repairs.
The 1935 Acton high school field day drew crowds as Douglas Smith led early but was overtaken in the pole vault and junior yard race by Vernon Agnew and Francis Papillion. A YMCA opening is announced for next week with a special Free Press souvenir edition planned. Political meetings rise in town as campaigns begin, while Rev. GR Easter leaves Acton United Church for Yorkton. Mill Street resurfacing finished easing traffic, and Unity Men’s Club forms at the parsonage United Church. Canada’s western hemisphere status is noted with Glacial change and regional updates from Campbellville and the district.
A dense listing of doctors dentists veterinarians real estate brokers lawyers and service providers in Acton and area. Includes office addresses phone numbers hours and notes on services and contact details for physicians surgeons dentists optometrists real estate firms accounting firms legal services and piano teaching. Also lists Acton transit times for a Guelph bus route with schedule details.
Fragmentary OCR of a railway timetable listing daily and Sunday departures to Georgetown and Guelph with times in the morning and evening. Appears to show multiple routes, stops, and exceptions, but text is garbled and partial.
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